The History of the Reign of Queen Anne, Digested Into Annals: Year the Tenth; Containing, a Full and Impartial Account of All Transactions, Both at Home and Abroad (Classic Reprint)

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Raga 4 It was obferv'd in the lait Year's Annals, that the ueen and Het new Miniiters thought it ad R vifeab e to continue the Duke of Marlborough in verbatim the Command of the Britijb Forces in Flanders, mm W and that in order to make him cafy, fome Younger 3, Generals under his Grace, were appointed to other the new an: Commands or, Employments. From hence many Well-withers to the Common Caufe were endin'd to hope, that either at Her Majefiy's Behre, or from their mutual Interefl, a Reconciliation was effeaed between his Grace and the new Minifiers: But the Author of Four Letter: publiihed flout that Time, in Vindication of the late Minifiry, particularly of the Duke of Marlborough, as to the Management ofthe WA R, and the N'egotiati atiam of peace and who was enerally thought Dv. Hare to be his Graces Chaplain, an to have receiv'd ffifiggp Hints and Inliruélions from his Patron, plain l infinuated, towards the Clofe of the' lafi of t ofe Letters that little more Harmony was to be expeéted between two Rivals in Power, than between a Falling and a Rifmg Favourite. Some m e Perfons, fay: that Writer, would [till pretend to rq. 8 put a good Face upon the Matter, and do not 'rcmkalrlc queliion from the Duke of Mn'lborough's pail: Succefl'es, that he will y'et frighten our Enemies tout $3: into an Honourable Peace. Butl mutt beg their nagbmentof Pardon if I can't be of their Opinion 3 I am a t}: h? A fraid he is not likely to do lo much at this time, when the Enemy are encouraged to take Heart rm. Afrefli', the Allies are full ofjealoulies and Fears, and himl'elf extreamly~ mortified. Things are not the fame, any more than the Ufage he meets 'with When he is uneaf in his Thought?

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